Replication Definition

rĕplĭ-kāshən
replications
noun
replications
A folding back; fold.
Webster's New World
The act or process of replicating something.
American Heritage Medicine
The process by which genetic material, a single-celled organism, or a virus reproduces or makes a copy of itself.
American Heritage Medicine
Repetition of a sound; echo.
Webster's New World
A reply, or answer; esp., a reply to an answer.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Replication

Noun

Singular:
replication
Plural:
replications

Replication Sentence Examples

  • Often, the genetic material is missing due to an error in replication of an egg or sperm cell.

  • The Monogram Multicolors line is also a common victim of replication.

  • The new drug acted earlier in the viral replication of the infection and showed promise; however, clinical trials were continuing.

  • Feather follicles in the skin are the only site of virus replication.

  • They accurately described the construction of DNA as a double helix and showed how its structure made replication both possible and reliable.

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Words Starting With

RREREP

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With R11 Letter Words Ending With N